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Maltby defeated Sammamish Sunday to win the Northwest Region 14U Pony Baseball Tournament. Maltby will represent the Northwest in the upcoming Pony Zone Tournament in Whittier, Calif.
The Kirkland team was unable to advance past pool play in the tournament, dropping two games after riding a nine-run inning to a 14-8 win over the Lake Sammamish Baseball Association in its opener.
The KBC team was managed by Pablo Guerrero. Team members are: Ryan Struck - Shinstrom Norman, Lukas Van Heise - LJ Oly, Sean Nelson - AWR, Peter Perkins - LJ Oly, Nicholas Jensen - LJ Oly, Nick Walker - Burgermaster, Dalton Roberts - LJ Oly, Marcus Griffin - LJ Mazda, Jonathan Peltier - LJ Mazda, Daniel Shoen - Shinstrom Norman, Robert Snyder - AWR, TJ Olsen - LJ Oly, Drew Salmonsen - Shinstrom Norman.
All games at Lee Johnson Field at Peter Kirk Park in downtown Kirkland
| POOL A | POOL B | ||
| Kirkland | 1-0 | Enumclaw | 1-0 |
| LSBA | 0-1 | South Sound | 0-1 |
| Maple Valley | 0-1 | North Seattle | 0-1 |
| Maltby | 1-0 | Sammamish | 1-0 |
| WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 | ||||
| 5 p.m. | Kirkland | 14 | LSBA | 8 |
| 8 p.m. | Enumclaw | 6 | South Sound | 4 |
| THURSDAY, JULY 22 | ||||
| 5 p.m. | North Seattle | 3 | Sammamish | 8 |
| 8 p.m. | Maple Valley | 3 | Maltby | 12 |
| FRIDAY, JULY 23 | ||||
| 10 a.m. | Kirkland | 8 | Maltby | 13 |
| 1 p.m. | Enumclaw | 7 | Sammamish | 13 |
| 4 p.m. | LSBA | 2 | Maple Valley | 12 |
| 7 p.m. | South Sound | 5 | North Seattle | 12 |
| SATURDAY, JULY 24 | ||||
| 10 a.m. | Kirkland | 3 | Maple Valley | 9 |
| 1 p.m. | Enumclaw | 7 | North Seattle | 6 |
| 4 p.m. | LSBA | 12 | Maltby | 15 |
| 7 p.m. | South Sound | 3 | Sammamish | 13 |
| SUNDAY, JULY 25 | ||||
| 9 a.m. | SEMIFINAL 1: Maltby defeats Enumclaw | |||
| Noon | SEMIFINAL 2: Sammamish defeats Maple Valley | |||
| 3 p.m. | CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: MALTBY defeats Sammamish | |||
Here's the complete Pony tournament schedule:
| Pony 13 Region | Lee Johnson Field, Kirkland | July 14-18 |
| Pony 13 Zone | Fullerton, Calif. | July 24-July 28 |
| Pony 13 World Series | Fullerton, Calif. | July 30-Aug. 3 |
| Pony 14/13 Region | Lee Johnson Field, Kirkland | July 21-25 |
| Pony 14/13 Zone | Whittier, Calif. | July 29-Aug. 3 |
| Pony 14/13 World Series | Washington, Pa. | Aug. 6-14 |
| Colt Region | Lee Johnson Field, Kirkland | July 7-11 |
| Colt Zone | Santa Clara, Calif. | July 31-Aug. 3 |
| Colt World Series | Lafayette, Ind. | Aug. 7-12 |
| Palomino Region | Lee Johnson Field, Kirkland | July 7-11 |
| Palomino Zone | TBD | July 28th -Aug. 1st |
| Palomino World Series | San Jose, Calif. | Aug. 6-9 |
The Northwest Rebels out of Whatcom County captured the championship of the Pony Regional All-Star Tournament with a five-inning, 15-4 win over Maltby last weekend.
KBC's 13-year-old All-Star squad finished its Pony Regional Tournament play Saturday with a heartbreaking 12-11 loss to the Spokane Toros. Spokane scored four runs in its last at-bat for the comeback victory. The Kirkland team dropped to 1-2 in the tournament; a win would have put KBC into the semifinal round.
13-YEAR-OLD TEAM: (Manager Eric Jensen): Chase Barringer, Steven Benaloh, Matt Follett, Nick Leverett, Tor Jensen, Hugh McGlynn, Sam McLeod, Jared Menssen, Sam Merritt, Greg Moore, Max Ouwehand, Nick Peterson, Andy Schoen, Coulson Wright, Andrew Yuen.
KBC's other teams did not advance beyond regional tournaments. Highline advanced from the Colt tournament, while Enumclaw took the Palomino regional title.
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UPCOMING GAMES
(CAS): Pony Cascade
(P13): Pony 13
(OLY): Pony Olympic
(COLT): Colt
(PAL): Palomino
All games at Lee Johnson Field unless stated otherwise. Click on the field name for a Google map of its location (map opens in new window).
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Regularly scheduled meetings are on the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Rose Hill Fire Station. Meeting dates are subject to change.
